Site Usability

If you're like me, there's one thing that many non-twitters know about twitter and that's its messages can be more than 140 characters long. Why 140 and not, say, 200, or 500, or no limit at all?...

You know the problems--you go to a web site and your browser crashes, or you can't get to it, because you're at the library, or school, or on a mobile phone, and you don't have the right browser...

It doesn’t matter how great your Website looks if people can’t find it. For tips on how increase your Website traffic, see my articles on How to use search engine optimization to improve Google...

I hear or read of people every day who are looking at how to add their photos to their web pages. And yes, there are html codes out there to do this, but it is very complicated, if you can get...

This took me a while to figure out and it works so... Step one: Sign into your PayPal account Step two: Make a Donation button (only donation code will work), under the "Merchant...

There are many programs that will help you earn money on your website. Partner up with one of the most well known Internet success stories and add an Amazon Widget to your BlogSpot blog.

So, you have started your new blog or website, and you are thinking of taking it to a next level by adding few links that will list your site on social networks such as, facebook, twitter,...

Search engine optimization (SEO for short) is all about making it easy for the search engines to determine what your web page is about. The search engines send out software programs that visit...

In this article you will learn how to add a meta tag to your godaddy website that will allow Google analyzing tools to work.

Writing web sites that work depends on the goals of the site. Write copy that compels the reader to take a desired action.

Have you been struggling to find a convenient solution to use custom fonts on your next web design? If so, here are steps that you can take to get your users seeing the same custom fonts that you...

Utilizing music on a web site is a touchy subject for many developers, and is often a cause of conflicts among those on the side of presentation and those on the side of practicality. However,...

Based on practical experience of choosing an SEO shopping cart, here is my advice for picking the right shopping cart software the FIRST TIME. It took us a while to understand the importance for...

Capturing a visitors attention on your blog can be a difficult thing. Rather than reading each word on a Web page, users scan the page for key words and phrases.

After many aggravating months of hard work and sleepless nights, you've finally got your website running, optimized and operational. You expect a flood of orders and user website visits. But you...

You've spent a lot of time, money and thought designing and developing your website. To increase site usuability, don't overlook that ever lurking "404 File Not Found" page. Don't...

Want to add a video bar to your web page? A video bar will add more stickiness to your website, I will show you how easy it is to add a video bar to display random videos of related content.

Do you want a Web site that will generate leads for your business? If so, this article is for you. This article focuses on 5 easy to implement principles any lead generating Web site should follow.

Here you will learn how to insert an unblockable popup window into your website without any prior programming knowledge.

The "Resources" section on eHow articles is a place for you to add links to web pages that have supporting information about your how to guide. Many articles by eHow authors take...

Here are some steps to take the ideas of the fold line from print design, and transfer it to elements of useful and practical web design.

Music is a double edged sword in web design, and must be used wisely. Here are some steps to make sure you do!

Many web sites use a FAQ page to answer the most fundamental questions for a use. Here are some steps to make sure that you are optimizing your FAQ page, and not causing more frustration for your...

The use and implementation of text in a web design can be an art form in itself. Here are some steps to make sure your site's visitors do not get annoyed by your use of text on the page.

Horizontal scrolling on a website, especially when unintentional, can cause you to lose many visitors out of annoyance. Here are some steps to avoid this issue and insure that visitors stay long...

When you post images on your web site, for visually impaired people it is difficult or inpossible to understand the message you want to communicate. Fortunately, you can attach alternative...

Do you remember that you have seen a nice badge when you have registered with LinkedIn network? Wondering where it disappeared by now? I'll tell you: it's hard to find it on LinkedIn. While...

If you have a web site or a web application which you want to sell to the U.S. Federal Government, you need to make sure it complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires...

CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. In an effort to stay ahead of technology, CAPTCHAS have become more complex and frustrating. Here are...

We come across them all the time on the Web -- broken links. Many people question how a page can be "broken" if it is uploaded onto the Web. Here are some reasons.

A world of technology for great writers. You can create saved documents and files online form anywhere anytime without being on your home computer.

The user interface design process is complex and often screwed up. This article gives basic guidelines to follow if you want to avoid having suicidal users.

In the IT industry, software developers are asked to create security questions. Typically, these include questions like "what's your mother's maiden name?" or "what's your pet's...

My eHow friend BlakeXRain is the inspiration for this article. He approached me a couple of days ago about an interlink between his ‘How to Get to Sleep at Night’ article and my ‘How to Feng Shui:...

If you remember only one thing about designing a web site, it should be this: Content is king. Text that is written and formatted well is your most valuable asset. The average web user has a very...

There are things that you can do to help your website get a better ranking with search engines like Google before you even begin to advertise. The following five steps are probably the most...

Joomla's newsflash module can be an incredibly useful tool for adding value to your website. Adding a newsflash module to your website offers visitors access to important current events and posts...

With millions of Wordpress themes available, it can be challenging to find just the right match. Still, there are a few key traits and characteristics of effective Wordpress themes to look for...

Want to add an extra ounce of security to your web page by adding a "No Right Mouse Click" DHTML script to the web pages code. This is a copy and paste installation and is fairly easy to...